Harlem Speaks
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| "Harlem Speaks" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Duke Ellington | |
| Released | 1935 |
| Studio | Decca Studios, London, England |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
Harlem Speaks (1935) is a jazz song by Duke Ellington, made in response to the film Africa Speaks (1930).[1] Ellington recorded the song at Decca Studios in London, England.[1] Gunther Schuller said that the London recording was his best recording, "a typical array of “hot” solos (the way Spike Hughes liked them), ending with an all-stops-pulled-out ensemble chorus, replete with riffing brass, torrid Nanton growls, and surging Bigard obbligatos."[2] It was also recorded by Charlie Barnet in 1941.[3]
Harlem Speaks is also the name of an album by Duke Ellington.[4]
